Is Sumerian an Isolate? was: Re: Attention: John Croft

From: Gerry
Message: 22836
Date: 2003-06-08

Since I cannot reach John Croft, does anyone know the status of
Sumerian? Piotr? Is it an isolate?

Gerry

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Gerry" <waluk@...> wrote:
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Geraldine Reinhardt" <waluk@...>
> wrote:
> > Yes, I will be pleased to forward this to John Croft yet the
only
> places I'm able to reach him are at two egroups: cybalist &
> nostratica (but I will do so).
> >
> > Anyhow, your akandabaratam@yahoogroups.com doesn't provide any
> informatin.
> >
> > Croft is an excellent linguist. You haven't provided any of Dr.
> Loga's archives.
> >
> > Gerrry
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bala Pillai
> > To: subas@... ; akandabaratam@yahoogroups.com ; "Geraldine
> Reinhardt"
> > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 9:10 PM
> > Subject: Re: A New Look at Origins of Species
> >
> >
> > (Penang, Malaysia) Dr Loga,
> >
> > Yet another audience that needs to be exposed to precise and
> condensed enunciation of your vast Sumerian-Tamil proof organising
> energies. In time.
> >
> > (SF, Calif) Gerry: Can you forward this on to John Croft? I am
> certain that he is not an expert in South Indian languages. Would
> like to expose him to the vast proof of the nearly-all encompassing
> parent-child relationship between Sumerian and Tamil. Have John
skim
> the archives of Dr Loga's postings at
akandabaratam@yahoogroups.com -
> - thanks Gerry.
> >
> > cheers../bala
> > Bala Pillai, Sydney, Australia
> > Acumen Networks/Mind Ecosystems/Global Brain
> > http://www.ryze.com/go/bala
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Geraldine Reinhardt
> > To: bigbangtango@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 8:25 AM
> > Subject: Re: [bigbangtango] Re: A New Look at Origins of Species
> >
> >
> > The most recent post I received from a member of Nostratica
(John
> Croft) was that Sumerian was an isolate. If that were so, then no
> one could claim ancestry to Sumer & the Sumerians. One wonders
> therefore if Sumer (the city) might have been populated by non-
> mortals?
> >
> > According to Julian Jaynes, as recently as the late 2nd
> millennium B.C., men had no consciousness and were automatically
> obeying the voices of the gods.
> >
> > Thusly, when did the brain show expansion? Could have been
> during the time of "Neanderthal" when we have physical evidence of
a
> body and head that was "bulked up". As far as origins of
sexuality,
> I think Howard would claim that it began when the first
cyanobacteria
> tangoed with each other (likely 7 or so billion years ago).
> >
> > I have more than 3 years of language origins posts in my group
so
> stop on by: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/language-origins
> > and take a look.
> >
> > Gerry
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: dil8net
> > To: bigbangtango@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 2:42 PM
> > Subject: [bigbangtango] Re: A New Look at Origins of Species
> >
> >
> > I'm curious Gerry what findings would you be willing to share
> with me
> > about your inquiries into language origin(s)?
> >
> > I'm intrigued about the base language of the past from those
of
> maybe
> > the Sumerians, Accadians...since we learn language from out
> parents,
> > and they learn from theirs, etc.
> >
> > And requirements to learn language prior to having parents to
> teach
> > would mean that the brain would have to develop in similar
time
> with
> > the vocals and ears.
> >
> > These things also bring to mind the question of the origin of
> > sexuality. The power of reproduction and the
timing...capable
> > persons arising to join and reproduce, the physical
> requirements
> > needed and the communication involved.
> >
> > arr, how these things branch off so easily.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In bigbangtango@yahoogroups.com, "Geraldine Reinhardt"
> > <waluk@...> wrote:
> > > Michael, I've attached my enhanced blurb on the expansion
of
> my
> > web page.
> > >
> > > Any further commentary?
> > >
> > > Gerry